Prepping new pianos

[Avery Todd]

Dave,

    Thanks for this post. I haven't had this particular problem but do
the upstop rail adjustment as part of my prep. Just like the Baldwins,
most need damper regulation anyway. I'll be on the lookout for this
in the future.

Avery

At 04:09 PM 12/26/00 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 12/26/00 1:00:26 PM Central Standard Time,
>atonal@telusplanet.net writes:
>
><< @#$%@#$% dampers that hang up into space. Again, they
>  usually manifest themselves once in the field. They are usually just
>  brushing one side of the guide rail bushing, and a gentle wire bend
>  accompianied with guide rail bushing reaming cures it. However,
>  any preventatitive preparation techniques would be appreciated. >>
>
>I have found in prepping new Baldwins that many dampers that "hang up in to
>space" are due to the damper stop rail being regulated too high. And they all
>seem to be this way from the factory. Play the piano lightly and everything
>seems fine. As soon as a key is played hard enough to throw the damper past
>where it ought to stop, then the angle of the wire is changed just enough to
>cause it to bind in the guide bushing. I would regulate the stop rail first
>and then see if you still have a problem.
>
>Dave Bunch